Tornado 4, IceRays 2

GEORGE TULEY/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES The IceRays's Wayland Williams (24) blocks the shot by the Tornado's Brad Pung (16) with Andrew Paras (22) picking up the loose puck with Ben Meyers (52) the IceRays' goalie at the American Bank Center, Thursday, October 3, 2012.

GEORGE TULEY/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES Brandon Hawkins beats IceRays goalie Ben Myers for his third straight goal in the second period and a hat trick that put the Tornado up 4-0 Thursday at the American Bank Center.

GEORGE TULEY/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES The IceRays' Phil Pietroniro's collision with the Tornado's C.J. Reuschlein (55) almost knocked his helmet off in the first period at the American Bank Center.

GEORGE TULEY/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES The IceRays' Eric Purcell (61) loses the puck to the Texas Tornado in a one-on-two break to the Tornado goal in the second period at the American Bank Center, Thursday, October 3, 2012. Left for the Tornado is Nick Nevile and right is Nick Blase.

GEORGE TULEY/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES The IceRays' Brandon Berkley (right) pulls down the Texas Tornado's Louie Rowe in the second period and both spent five minutes in the penalty box for fighting at the American Bank Center, Thursday, October 3, 2012.

GEORGE TULEY/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES The IceRays' Joe Ginley (23) reaches for the puck in front of the Texas Tornado goalie Hunter Leisner (30) with Rudy Sulmonte (9) at left at the American Bank Center, Thursday, October 3, 2012.

GEORGE TULEY/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES IceRays' goalie Ben Myers dives to block the shot by the Tornado's Leo Lumm (right) with the Tornado's Mitchell McPherson (27) and IceRays' Phil Pietroniro (17) at left at the American Bank Center, Thursday, October 3, 2012.

GEORGE TULEY/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES The IceRay's Wayland Williams (24) takes the puck from the Tornado's Brandon Hawkins (10) in the first period with the IceRays' Joe Ginley at right at the American Bank Center, Thursday, October 3, 2012. In the second period Hawkins scored three times for a 4-0 lead.